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| Full name | Tupapa Maraerenga Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Tupapa | ||
| Ground | Victoria Park, Avarua | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Chairman | Grover Harmon | ||
| Manager | Anthony Samuela | ||
| League | Cook Islands Round Cup | ||
| 2023 | 1st | ||
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Tupapa Maraerenga Football Club is a Cook Islands football club located in Avarua, Cook Islands. It currently plays in the Cook Islands Round Cup and in the Cook Islands Cup.
History
Tupapa F.C. are the most successful club in the Cook Islands. They have won 16 Cook Islands Round Cup and 9 Cook Islands Cup. For the 2012–13 season after winning the national championship, the team will compete for third time in the 2012–13 OFC Champions League, starting in the Preliminary Round. They had participated in the years 2000–01 and in the 2008–09.[1]
After winning the 2022 Tower Insurance Premiership they qualified for the 2023 OFC Champions League,[2] but failed to qualify after losing to Lupe o le Soaga SC.[3]
Titles
- 1992, 1993, 1998–99, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
- 1978, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023
Current squad
Squad for the 2024 OFC Champions League qualifying stage
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Mii Joseph
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References
- ^ "Stu Kelly signs for Cook Island's Puaikura FC". boxscorenews.com.
- ^ "Tupapa off to OFC Champions League qualifiers". Cook Islands News. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Tupapa Maraerenga bundles out of OFC Champions League". Cook Islands News. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.